| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) SG - Josh Webster (fresh) SF - Dewey Carrier (fresh) PF - John Blackburn (fresh) C - Benjamin Ross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Philip Pullin (fresh) SG - Thomas Hurley (fresh) SF - Joe Jin (fresh) PF - Philip Falcon (fresh) C - Logan Rigg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMBC | Logan Rigg wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:48 | UMBC | John Blackburn swats the short shot by Joe Jin | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Joe Jin | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | UMBC | Philip Falcon misses the jumper in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Thomas Moore | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier is denied on a layup by Joe Jin | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | UMBC | Joe Jin pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | UMBC | Thomas Hurley misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Syracuse | Josh Webster makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Blackburn | 3-0 |
| 18:06 | UMBC | Joe Jin's pass is intercepted by John Blackburn | 3-0 |
| 17:59 | Syracuse | Josh Webster hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Moore | 5-0 |
| 17:39 | UMBC | Benjamin Ross is called for the reach on Joe Jin - foul #1 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Beau Atwood (SG) Thomas Hurley | |
| 17:28 | UMBC | Philip Falcon hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Philip Pullin | 5-2 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore is hacked by Philip Pullin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Philip Pullin, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Bates (C) Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | UMBC | Albert Blackwell (PG) Philip Pullin | |
| 17:12 | Syracuse | Josh Webster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-2 |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | John Blackburn tips it in | 7-2 |
| 16:42 | UMBC | Joe Jin misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 7-2 |
| 16:41 | UMBC | Joe Jin tips it back up and in | 7-4 |
| 16:27 | Syracuse | Beau Atwood is called for the reach on Josh Webster - foul #1 on Beau Atwood, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (SG), Lee Westmoreland (SF), Timothy Holder (PF) Josh Webster, Dewey Carrier, John Blackburn | |
| Subs | UMBC | Philip Pullin (PG), Thomas Hurley (SG) Albert Blackwell, Beau Atwood | |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore is fouled on the floor by Philip Pullin - foul #2 on Philip Pullin, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross (C) Robert Bates | |
| Subs | UMBC | Albert Blackwell (PG) Philip Pullin | |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away but the foul's on Joe Jin - foul #1 on Joe Jin, team foul #4 | 7-4 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the 3rd free throw | 10-4 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Ebbert (fresh) SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) PF - Timothy Holder (fresh) C - Benjamin Ross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Albert Blackwell (fresh) SG - Thomas Hurley (fresh) SF - Joe Jin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Philip Falcon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Logan Rigg (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:43 | UMBC | The jumper by Philip Falcon is denied by Lee Westmoreland | 10-4 |
| 15:41 | UMBC | Thomas Hurley misses the tip | 10-4 |
| 15:40 | UMBC | Joe Jin grabs the offensive rebound | 10-4 |
| 15:31 | UMBC | Albert Blackwell comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 10-4 |
| 15:29 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder pulls down the rebound | 10-4 |
| 15:16 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder is open but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 10-4 |
| 15:14 | UMBC | Logan Rigg snags the defensive board | 10-4 |
| 15:05 | UMBC | The short jumper by Philip Falcon is denied by Lee Westmoreland | 10-4 |
| 15:03 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder snags the defensive board | 10-4 |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses the jumper from the free throw line | 10-4 |
| 14:40 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland misses the tip | 10-4 |
| 14:38 | UMBC | Joe Jin gets the rebound | 10-4 |
| 14:21 | UMBC | Albert Blackwell misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-4 |
| 14:20 | UMBC | Philip Falcon grabs the offensive rebound | 10-4 |
| 14:08 | UMBC | Philip Falcon comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 10-4 |
| 14:06 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland gets the rebound | 10-4 |
| 13:49 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder connects on the open floater near the basket set up by Thomas Moore out of the doubleteam and the foul's on Philip Falcon - foul #1 on Philip Falcon, team foul #5 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Josh Webster (SG), Dewey Carrier (SF), Robert Bates (C) Daniel Ebbert, Lee Westmoreland, Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | UMBC | Beau Atwood (SG) Thomas Hurley | |
| 13:49 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder makes the free throw | 13-4 |
| 13:38 | UMBC | Logan Rigg scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Albert Blackwell | 13-6 |
| 13:19 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Moore | 15-6 |
| 12:50 | UMBC | Albert Blackwell scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Joe Jin | 15-8 |
| 12:36 | Syracuse | Robert Bates's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Blackburn (PF) Timothy Holder | |
| Subs | UMBC | David Maxwell (PF), Ryan Mauldin (C) Philip Falcon, Logan Rigg | |
| 12:19 | UMBC | John Blackburn takes the ball from Albert Blackwell | 15-8 |
| 12:06 | Syracuse | John Blackburn buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Moore | 17-8 |
| 11:51 | UMBC | David Maxwell connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Joe Jin | 17-10 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Josh Webster (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Blackburn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Bates (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Albert Blackwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Beau Atwood (fresh) SF - Joe Jin (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ryan Mauldin (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Ryan Mauldin picks off the pass by Thomas Moore | 17-10 |
| 11:30 | UMBC | Joe Jin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross (C) Robert Bates | |
| Subs | UMBC | Thomas Hurley (SG), Logan Rigg (C) Albert Blackwell, Joe Jin | |
| 11:18 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 17-10 |
| 11:16 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Ryan Mauldin | 17-10 |
| 10:53 | UMBC | Thomas Hurley misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Benjamin Ross - foul #2 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #2 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (SG), Lee Westmoreland (SF), Robert Bates (C) Josh Webster, Dewey Carrier, Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | UMBC | Eric Forrest (PG), Philip Falcon (PF) Beau Atwood, David Maxwell | |
| 10:53 | UMBC | Thomas Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 10:53 | UMBC | Thomas Hurley misses the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | John Blackburn snags the defensive board | 17-11 |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Robert Bates hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-11 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert grabs the offensive board | 17-11 |
| 10:09 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-11 |
| 10:07 | UMBC | Logan Rigg gets the rebound | 17-11 |
| 10:02 | UMBC | Daniel Ebbert steals the ball from Thomas Hurley | 17-11 |
| 09:41 | Syracuse | Robert Bates hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-11 |
| 09:40 | UMBC | Eric Forrest pulls down the rebound | 17-11 |
| 09:23 | UMBC | Logan Rigg connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Hurley | 17-13 |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | Robert Bates misses short on a floater from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 09:12 | UMBC | Eric Forrest grabs the defensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 08:58 | UMBC | Lee Westmoreland is called for the reach on Ryan Mauldin - foul #1 on Lee Westmoreland, team foul #3 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Josh Webster (SG), Dewey Carrier (SF), Timothy Holder (PF) Thomas Moore, Lee Westmoreland, John Blackburn | |
| Subs | UMBC | Albert Blackwell (PG), Beau Atwood (SG), Joe Jin (SF), David Maxwell (C) Eric Forrest, Thomas Hurley, Ryan Mauldin, Logan Rigg | |
| 08:45 | UMBC | Albert Blackwell drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Beau Atwood | 17-16 |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder misses the driving attempt from the right block | 17-16 |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert gets the offensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-16 |
| 08:08 | UMBC | David Maxwell grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 07:45 | UMBC | Philip Falcon clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fairly fresh) SG - Josh Webster (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Holder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Bates (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Albert Blackwell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Beau Atwood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Jin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Philip Falcon (tiring) 2 pts. C - David Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Robert Bates travels with the ball | 17-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Moore (PG), John Blackburn (PF) Daniel Ebbert, Timothy Holder | |
| Subs | UMBC | Thomas Hurley (SG), Logan Rigg (C) Beau Atwood, Philip Falcon | |
| 07:15 | UMBC | David Maxwell misses the lay-in | 17-16 |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Josh Webster pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Robert Bates's dunk attempt is rejected by David Maxwell | 17-16 |
| 06:56 | UMBC | David Maxwell pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 06:33 | UMBC | Albert Blackwell misses badly on a floater from the right side | 17-16 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Dewey Carrier | 20-16 |
| 05:58 | UMBC | Thomas Hurley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-16 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Bates | 20-16 |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the contested shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Joe Jin - foul #2 on Joe Jin, team foul #6 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (SG), Lee Westmoreland (SF), Peter Ingram (C) Josh Webster, Dewey Carrier, Robert Bates | |
| Subs | UMBC | Ryan Mauldin (SF), Philip Falcon (PF) Joe Jin, David Maxwell | |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the free throw | 23-16 |
| 05:18 | UMBC | Philip Falcon loses the dribble to Lee Westmoreland | 23-16 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland hits the finger roll | 25-16 |
| 05:02 | UMBC | The jumper by Thomas Hurley is denied by Peter Ingram | 25-16 |
| 05:01 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland gets the rebound | 25-16 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore is whistled for a carry | 25-16 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Holder (PF) John Blackburn | |
| Subs | UMBC | Eric Forrest (PG), Beau Atwood (SG) Albert Blackwell, Thomas Hurley | |
| 04:23 | UMBC | Philip Falcon buries a floater from the right side and the foul's on Timothy Holder - foul #1 on Timothy Holder, team foul #4 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Alton Emery (C) Logan Rigg | |
| 04:23 | UMBC | Philip Falcon makes the free throw | 25-19 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Ryan Mauldin - foul #1 on Ryan Mauldin, team foul #7 | 25-19 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 03:50 | UMBC | Alton Emery is whistled for traveling | 27-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier (SF), Benjamin Ross (C) Lee Westmoreland, Peter Ingram | |
| Subs | UMBC | Philip Pullin (PG), Joe Jin (SF), David Maxwell (PF) Eric Forrest, Philip Falcon, Alton Emery | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Ebbert (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Holder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Ross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Philip Pullin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Beau Atwood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Jin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Mauldin (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Ryan Mauldin is called for the reach on Benjamin Ross - foul #2 on Ryan Mauldin, team foul #8 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Josh Webster (SG), John Blackburn (PF) Thomas Moore, Timothy Holder | |
| Subs | UMBC | Thomas Hurley (SG), Logan Rigg (C) Beau Atwood, Ryan Mauldin | |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 03:28 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 28-19 |
| 03:28 | UMBC | Logan Rigg grabs the defensive rebound | 28-19 |
| 03:12 | UMBC | Thomas Hurley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-19 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert grabs the board | 28-19 |
| 02:55 | Syracuse | David Maxwell takes the ball from Daniel Ebbert | 28-19 |
| 02:50 | UMBC | Daniel Ebbert is called for the reach on Philip Pullin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Ebbert, team foul #5 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Moore (PG) Daniel Ebbert | |
| Subs | UMBC | Philip Falcon (PF) David Maxwell | |
| 02:41 | UMBC | Logan Rigg hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on John Blackburn - foul #1 on John Blackburn, team foul #6 | 28-19 |
| 02:41 | UMBC | Logan Rigg makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 02:41 | UMBC | Logan Rigg makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 02:24 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-21 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | John Blackburn grabs the offensive board | 28-21 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross is hacked by Philip Pullin - foul #3 on Philip Pullin, team foul #9 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SF) Dewey Carrier | |
| Subs | UMBC | Albert Blackwell (PG) Philip Pullin | |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 01:40 | UMBC | Thomas Hurley scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | John Blackburn is hacked by Joe Jin - foul #3 on Joe Jin, team foul #10 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (SG), Robert Bates (C) Josh Webster, Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | UMBC | Beau Atwood (SG), Ryan Mauldin (SF), David Maxwell (C) Thomas Hurley, Joe Jin, Logan Rigg | |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | John Blackburn misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 01:27 | Syracuse | John Blackburn misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 01:27 | UMBC | David Maxwell gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 01:13 | UMBC | John Blackburn takes the ball from David Maxwell | 30-24 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Robert Bates clanks a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Philip Falcon - foul #2 on Philip Falcon, team foul #11 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Holder (PF) John Blackburn | |
| Subs | UMBC | Alton Emery (PF) Philip Falcon | |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Robert Bates makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 01:03 | Syracuse | Robert Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 00:45 | UMBC | David Maxwell comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Bates - foul #1 on Robert Bates, team foul #7 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (SG), Dewey Carrier (SF) Thomas Moore, Lee Westmoreland | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 00:45 | UMBC | David Maxwell makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 00:45 | UMBC | David Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-26 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | Timothy Holder tips it in | 34-26 |
| 00:14 | UMBC | Albert Blackwell scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Ryan Mauldin | 34-28 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | George Brown lays it up and in set up by Timothy Holder | 36-28 |
| 00:01 | UMBC | Albert Blackwell's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Holder | 36-28 |
| 00:00 | UMBC | David Maxwell grabs the offensive board | 36-28 |